Kate Dewberry

• Counsels employers on various employment law issues including employee handbooks, hiring, background checks (including compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and state ban-the-box laws), drug testing (Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and non-DOT testing), severance and release agreements, discipline, termination, compensation, employee leaves of absence, executive employment agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, confidentiality agreements, layoffs (including WARN Act compliance), and other employment law issues
• Conducts workplace employee and manager training on discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour issues, Family and Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and other employment law topics
• Advises employers on compliance with Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) requirements, including Affirmative Action Plans and audits
• Conducts workplace investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination

• Represents employers in civil litigation brought under the FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, Section 1981, FLSA, and North Carolina law
• Represents employers before administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, OFCCP, Department of Labor (“DOL”), and North Carolina Department of Employment Security
• Procured dismissals and summary judgment orders in employment lawsuits; awarded injunctions in restrictive covenant disputes
• Represents employers in DOL and OFCCP audits
• Represents employers in Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation and arbitration proceedings

Certified Yellow Belt in Legal Lean Sigma by the Legal Lean Sigma Institute®

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., cum laude

Clemson University, B.A.